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Doug Smith
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
726 Yorklyn Road, Suite 120, Hockessin, DE 19707
Let's Connect (302) 208-7656 x100
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As a licensed social worker, Doug has over 35 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Doug also has extensive experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders. As a therapist, Doug uses a variety of approaches to ensure that clients have a positive experience in treatment. Doug is employed at Christiana Care as a psychiatric social worker in the emergency department. Doug assists the crisis team with traumas and all psychiatric emergencies. Doug was also a professor at three universities, teaching counseling and psychology courses.
Doug believes in a client-centered therapy approach that focuses on developing positive coping skills and setting realistic goals. Doug utilizes “mindfulness” as a way to help clients become more aware of their own experiences and as a way to stay present in all situations. “Mindfulness” has been proven to reduce anxiety and to improve self-empowerment.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $100
- Pay by American Express, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Highmark
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Doug Smith
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Delaware / Q3-0000175 Doug Smith
- Attended West Chester University, Counseling
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Humanistic
- Person-Centered
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
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Doug Smith
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW